Visa Application
Information is taken from http://konzuliszolgalat.kormany.hu
Hungary joined the Schengen Area on 19 December, 2007. From that time visas and residence permits issued by one of the Schengen Member States are valid also for Hungary, and visas/residence permits issued by Hungarian authorities are - as a general rule - also valid for the entire Schengen Area.
As of December 19th 2011, 26 states are part of the Schengen Area: 22 states of the 27 members of the European Union (Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden) as well as Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Lichtenstein. (For the time being 5 member states of the European Union, i.e. Bulgaria, Cyprus, Ireland, Romania and the United Kingdom do not issue Schengen visas.)
The Schengen regulations are only applicable for a stay not exceeding 90 days. Rules for a stay longer than 90 days are laid down by the national law of the member states concerned.
The Visa application is admissible, if:-
a) the application has been lodged no more than three months before the start of the intended visit;
b) the visa applicant shall present a wholly and legibly completed, signed application form. The application form may be acquired free of charge at the consulates or downloaded from the website of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (http://konzuliszolgalat.kormany.hu/visa-application-forms).
c) the applicant shall present a valid travel document satisfying the following criteria:
• it shall contain at least two blank pages;
• it shall have been issued within the previous 10 years;
• its validity shall extend at least three months after the intended date of departure from the territory of the member States or, in the case of several visits, after the last intended date of departure from the territory of the Member States;
d) the applicant shall present passport-size colour photo (not older than 6 months);
e) biometric data have been collected (if applicable)
f) visa fee has been collected.
When an application is admissible, the competent consulate shall stamp the applicant’s travel document.
The stamp has no legal implications.
Documents Required
Travel medical insurance
The insurance shall be valid for the territory of the Schengen Member States and cover the entire period of the person's intended stay or transit. The minimum coverage shall be EUR 30 000. The valid medical insurance has to cover also any expenses which might arise in connection with repatriation for medical reasons, urgent medical attention and/or emergency hospital treatment or death, during their stay(s) on the territory of the Member States.
The applicant shall also supply a certificate of the financial coverage of his/her expenses, and a certificate of the purpose of the visit.
The financial coverage of the expenses can be certified with one of the following documents
• an original income certificate of the employer or
• a bank account statement on the account turnover during the last three months or
• a pension slip or
• a certificate of registration in the case of an individual entrepreneur or one-man firm or
• a valid ticket, a certificate of a reserved and prepaid journey, accommodation or
• in the case of minors, a declaration by the legal representative on the coverage of the costs and on the existence of the financial coverage or
• a letter of invitation issued and endorsed by the Office of Immigration and Nationality.
Visa fees:
Uniform visa short-term entry visa (C)
60 EUR
- Please note these fees are subject to change. We do not accept any responsibility for the quoted price.
Decision making upon visa applications
In order to check visa applications, the consulate:
• consults in every case the entry ban list (SIS)
• inspects former visas issued to the applicant
• is liable to consult with competent authorities of other Member States in particular cases
• may consult the Office of Immigration and Nationality and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• may consult with foreign representations of other Schengen States
• may request an interview with the applicant
• may request the presentation of further documents or certificates in addition to the ones already attached to the application.
According to law, the decision upon the visa application must not exceed 15 days. In individual cases the period may be extended up to a maximum of 30 calendar days, in specific cases up to 60 calendar days. In case of countries with a visa facilitation agreement with the EU this time period is 10 days.
Information is taken from http://konzuliszolgalat.kormany.hu